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Literature

Literature

Got Lit? Summer and Fall 2013

Need general education courses?

All courses fulfill the IAI and general education requirement in the Humanities. For the most current list of course offerings see the class schedule.

Interested in an introductory course for Summer 2013?

Introduction to Fiction, EGL 115 - Offered at both Des Plaines and Skokie (see EGL 115 generic syllabus)

Introduction to Poetry, EGL 117 - Offered at Des Plaines (see EGL 117 generic syllabus)

Introduction to Literature, EGL 129 - Offered at both Des Plaines, Skokie and Online (see EGL 129 generic syllabus)

If you've placed in or taken EGL 101, check these out for Summer 2013.

American Literature I (from the Colonial Period through the Civil War (see EGL 221 generic syllabus)
EGL 221 701 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:45pm, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

Gender, Identity, and Literature (see EGL 228 generic syllabus)
EGL 228 750 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30pm-9:45pm, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

Non-Western Literature in English (see EGL 230 generic syllabus)
EGL 230 750 Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30pm-9:45pm, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

Summer classes begin June 3, 2013. Register now at my.Oakton.edu.

 

Interested in an introductory course for Fall 2013?

Introduction to Fiction, EGL 115 - Offered at both Des Plaines and Skokie (see EGL 115 generic syllabus)

Introduction to Poetry, EGL 117 - Offered at both Des Plaines and Skokie (see EGL 117 generic syllabus)

Introduction to Literature, EGL 129 - Offered at both Des Plaines and Skokie (see EGL 129 generic syllabus)

If you've placed in or taken EGL 101, check these out for Fall 2013.

American Literature I (from the Colonial Period through the Civil War (see EGL 221 generic syllabus)
EGL 221 0G1 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30am-10:45pm, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

American Ethnic Literature (see EGL 224 generic syllabus)
EGL 224 001 Tuesdays, 1pm-3:50pm, Skokie Campus, 3 credit hours

African American Literature (Tandem with HUM 122 0H1) (see EGL 226 generic syllabus)
EGL 226 0H1 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30am-10:45am, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

Introduction to Shakespeare (see EGL 234 generic syllabus)
EGL 234 0G1 Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm, Des Plaines Campus, 3 credit hours

Fall classes begin August 19, 2013. Register now at my.Oakton.edu.

Note: A generic syllabus shows the general outline of a course; for the syllabus for specific section of a course, please contact the instructor.

Contact Department Chair Lynn Woodbury at woodbury@oakton.edu for more information.


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IMPORTANT DATES


Ongoing
Registration open for summer and fall.

April 26
Wentcher Scholarship application due.

May 1
Academic Merit Scholarship application due.

May 1
Priority financial aid application filing date for 2013-14.

May 9, 10
Evaluation Days.

May 10
Last day of student attendance.

May 13
Summer 2013 interim classes begin.

May 13
Grading Day
Faculty on campus and available to students at designated times.

May 14
Grades due.

May 14
Commencement.

May 27
Memorial Day holiday, College closed.


Full Academic Calendar